GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch startup competition is back with a new episode that takes a look at three consumer products. Now in its third season, this video series — presented by WestRiver… Read More
One of Amazon’s longtime leaders, Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark, is leaving the company to pursue unspecified “other opportunities” in an abrupt exit from the tech giant’s executive ranks. Amazon… Read More
LAS VEGAS — TIL “smart” products can be pretty dumb. That was my main takeaway from CES Unveiled, a media expo where electronics companies show off their goods before the… Read More
Comcast has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty the FCC has ever assessed a cable operator to settle charges that say the company billed customers for equipment and services… Read More
Another day, another reminder that companies don’t really have to abide by promises to not share your personal information. They have a big “but” in their contracts. Last week, it was WhatsApp… Read More
In the summer of 2015, Don Driscoll, an associate professor of physics at Kent State University, was ready to renew his Amazon Prime membership. He noticed Amazon’s Fire Phone was… Read More
If last week’s reporting of the demise of traditional retail sounded familiar, you’ve been paying attention. In the past 20 years, few industries have transformed as frequently — and significantly… Read More
It’s easy to fall under the spell of Amazon. The all-powerful e-commerce behemoth provides an unparalleled customer experience and has been establishing itself as the one-stop everything store for over… Read More
Is there a way to beat gotcha artists at their own game? To make money off those who make money by tricking consumers? Two brothers in Tennessee may have figured… Read More
If you make money charging people for TV access, here’s the latest set of scary numbers. A new Pew Research Center report has found that one out of five young… Read More
While Comcast moves ahead with its plan to add cell-phone-like data usage fees to home Internet service, consumers like Kimberly Richardson are feeling the pain. And if you are a… Read More
The way Americans spend money is on the verge of its biggest change in decades, but the drumbeat of doubters continues to get louder. New chip-enabled credit cards are slowly… Read More
Here’s a great New Year’s resolution for you: Stop donating money to cable companies. Because I promise you, their resolution is to take more money from you. Cable will keep… Read More
There’s a great debate that occasionally rages here in the GeekWire offices. Unlimited cellular data plans, or lower-cost metered plans? GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop dumped his unlimited data plan with… Read More
First robots, then custom suits, and now eye-glasses. Seattle sure is getting its share of local online apparel startups dropping physical temporary pop-up stores. The latest is from Rivet & Sway, a… Read More
There’s no shortage of places to find recipes online. And now you can add yet another to the mix. KitchenPC is a new Seattle area recipe search site whose goal is to… Read More